Stenographer&#39;s pencil stand



' F. KREMPLER STENOGRAPHERS PENCIL'SIAND April 30, 1940.

Filed March 29, 1939 MVENTOR lo (ma; KEEMPLEE ATTORNEY i Patented Apr. 30,1940

STENOGRAPHEBS PENCIL STAND Florence Krempler, Stapleton', Staten Island,

Application March 29, 1939, Serial No..284,'!34

1 Claim. (cl- 311-401) This invention relates to stenographers pencil stands.

Desks and tables upon which the stenographer writes are rarely available, and tables that are available are in most cases too high for stencgraphic use. nography book while, keeping the book on the knee increases shorthand speed. In most cases, stenographers resort to" knee writing instead of desk In such cases, the employer usual- 13! sits at the desk and the stenographer takes down the dictation a short distance away. The

same holds true in most conferences, directors meetings. and the like, where the stenographer takes down matter dictated bymany men gathered in the room, and in which case she is compelled to keep her pencils clutched in her left hand, (causing perspiration andi hindrance through this'inconvenience) or hurriedly places raphers,

- without loss of time.

pencils in whatever space remains beside her on the chair. time to retrieve pencils from awkward places while conferences have been delayed and much of the dictation missed.

I It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a stenographers pencil stand which may be placed on the floor near the stenographers chair wherever the chair is placed, to support a plurality of sharpened pencils in such position that the pencils may be readily removed from the stand, the construction being furthermore provided with a place to put dull pencils, so that the stenographer will always have a sharpened pencil at a place where shecan easily get at I Sucha time saving device will result in greater efliciency for stenogand vconsequently, more satisfactory work for employers due to the added convenience which stenographers will have in note taking.

The stand may be made of metal or other" solid substance in order that its weight might.

insure firmness when it is placed on the floor.

A further pbiect of this invention is to provide a strong, rugged and durable pencil stand of the character described which shall be relatively inexpensive to manufacture. easy to use. attractive in a pearance, and yet toahighdegreeinuse.

Other objects of this invention will in part be hereinafter pointed out.

and arrangement of parts which will be exem- It often takes stenographers a long Furthermore, writing in the ste practical and efllcient plifled in the construction hereinafter described,

and of which the scope ofapplication will be stand, embodying the invention, with six sharpposition ready for use, and in dotted lines in the posiened pencils shown in one dull pencil shown .tion where it is placed after use;

' Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the top of the stand showninFig.1:-

Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of the upper portion of the pencil stand, at a different angle than shown in Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on line H of Fig. 2.

- Referring now in detail to the drawing, Ill designates a stenographers pencilstand embodying the invention. The same may be made of wood, metal, or any other suitable substance, and should be light enough so that the same may be readily carried 'from one place to another, and yet heavy enough so as not to easily topple over.

The stand I0 comprises a base ll contacting the floor l2. Extending upwardly from the center of the base H, is'a post I3. On top of the post is supported a top member ll. The top member may be annular, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing,and has a substantially rectangular top flat surface It, and a plurality of downwardly and outwardly inclined surfaces I i.

Extending upwardly from the top surface ii. are a pair of central, aligned, upwardly .extending spaced ridges or walls I'I. Said ridges I! are of equal length and height, there being a central space It therebetween. Extending upwardly from said flat surface .011 the opposite sides of the ridges II, are pairs of spaced, aligned ridges l9, parallel to said ridges II. The ridges I! are similar to'the ridges l1 in-length and height, there being a space Ill between each'pair The height of the stand may be twentyfive inches. The surface I! may'be six inches long and five inches wide. The ridges or raised poruohs l1 and is 'may'beone-half inch in hei ht,v

and the corners thereof are preferably rounded.

I have found that with these dimensions,' six, sharpened pencils 2| can be conveniently placed ridges.

Although the above dimensions may be considered as the standard size for regular omce use, larger types can be made to accommodate a greater number of pencils. The newly sharpened pencils are laid in one section, and as each pencil becomes dull through use, it is placed in another section, and a new one quickly picked up from the'first section. With this construction there will be no hesitation in deciding which pencils have been used and which have not, as is the case with pencils which are sprawled on the desk, thus retarding speed in the dictating session.

The stand should be so placed so that the section with the sharpened pencils is nearer the stenographers right hand. A stand of this kind conveniently located on the right hand side of thestenographer will insure the removal of former pencil handicaps and make for less confusion and greater speed, in a more orderly working system.

The easiest and most convenient way to use the six pencils on the stand, is to use the sixth pencil, or the one nearest the middle raised ridges first. 1 The fingers of the stenographer pass through the space between the ridges I! when taking up a newly sharpened pencil. After the sixth pencil has been used it is placed in the section for the dull pencils, and the fifth pencil which is now nearest to the ridges I1 is taken up. It is preferable not to fill up the section for -on one side of the ridges ll, parallel to said the newly sharpened pencils entirely, so as to leave some room for the stenographer's fingers when a sharpened pencil is picked up.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

A stenographers pencil stand comprising a base, a post extending upwardly therefrom, a top member at the top of the post, said top member having a substantially rectangular flat surface, and surfaces inclined downwardly and outwardly from said flat surface, said flat surface being formed with a central pair of spaced, aligned ridges, and pairs of spaced, aligned ridges on opposite sides of said first pair of spaced, aligned ridges, and parallel thereto and co-extensive therewith, all of said ridges being of square height, said pairs of aligned ridges being disposed 'at a pair .of opposite ends of said fiat surface,

and the outer ends of each pair of ridges being located at the other pair of opposite ends of said flat surface.

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